Uncover the Secrets of Cheating in Gambling

This insightful book reveals the hidden techniques for cheating at cards and dice in popular games, serving as a comprehensive guide to dishonest gambling. It covers a wide range of methods, from mechanical cheating tactics to expert sleight of hand.

1st edition 1970, original 128 pages; PDF version 82 pages.

Contents Overview

1. Introduction
2. Cheating at Cards
3. Mechanical Techniques: marking cards, deck switches, edge marking, and more
4. Strippers: types and Vernon’s “Bathroom Strippers”
5. Locators: various card types and crimps
6. Holdouts: Kepplinger types, magnetic cards, and ring holdouts
7. Shiners
8. Confederates: signals and electronic communication
9. Card Handling Techniques
10. Palming: top and bottom palms
11. False Shuffling: techniques to retain top stock
12. False Cutting: methods including Vernon’s “The Cold Deck Cut”
13. Crooked Dealing: seconds and bottoms
14. Miscellaneous Swindles: double lifts, top changes, and more
15. The Greatest Swindles
16. Dice Techniques: loads, shaved dice, and magnets
17. Detecting Fake Dice
18. Crooked Dice Handling: controls and switching
19. Find the Lady (Three Card Monte)
20. The Three Shell Game
21. The Endless Belt (chain loop swindle)
22. Elusive Aces: mis-indexed gaff cards for scams
23. Roulette Strategies
24. Safe Bets: mathematical wagers
25. The Odds
26. Dice Odds
27. Bingo Odds
28. Blackjack Odds
29. Poker Odds
30. Postscript